exaggerated blood pressure
responses to exercise may indicate an increased risk
for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and may potentially provide superior risk estimates for the
development of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular
events than resting measures. In patients with
pulmonary arterial hypertension the magnitude of SBP
change from rest to exercise has shown to provide reliable
prognostic information’s on survival. Correspondingly,
heart rate at peak exercise (HRpeak) as well as heart rate
response gives easily available prognostic information in
patients with cardiovascular diseases